Turkish delight is a delicacy based on a gel of starch and sugar. A
lot of variations of Turkish delight are found all over the World.
The premium variations include the dry fruits like pistachios,
ha...

Turkish delight is a delicacy based on a gel of starch and sugar. A lot of variations of Turkish delight are found all over the World. The premium variations include the dry fruits like pistachios, hazelnuts, chopped dates, or walnuts while the traditional variations are flavoured with rosewater, mastic, Bergamot orange, or lemon. Turkish delight is often dusted with icing sugar, copra or powdered cream of tartar to prevent it from sticking.Haci Bekir Efendi of Turkey is said to have developed the confection which is now famous in Greece, former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, North America and Brazil, but with slight variations.